"Moshi Moshi~~".
After answering the phone, Fukaboshi carefully spoke to the Den Den Mushi.
Immediately afterwards, he heard Gawain's calm voice.
"This is Gawain. Is Whitebeard there?"
"Ah, Gawain, I am Fukaboshi, and Pops Whitebeard is not far from me."
"Okay, give him the phone, I'll talk to him."
As those words fell, Fukaboshi immediately held the Den Den Mushi, looking at Whitebeard with an embarrassed expression.
On the Moby Dick, amidst the coated bubbles, Whitebeard man sat there with an air of nonchalance, a knowing smile playing on his lips as he observed the Fukaboshi in the sea.
"Gulalalala, what's going on? What's wrong with your phone?"
"Well..."
Fukaboshi was finding it extremely difficult to deal with Whitebeard's question; he felt like a diplomat facing the US president.
But he was holding a phone call from Chairman Asu!
But no matter how much he hesitated, he had to obey Gawain's orders, so he had no choice but to raise his Den Den Mushi.
"Pops with the Whitebeard, this is... this is Lord Gawain's phone call..."
He..."
"Gurarara!!!"
Before Fukaboshi could finish speaking, Whitebeard burst into an extremely excited smile and waved to Fukaboshi from afar.
"I understand. Now give me the Den Den Mushi!"
As he finished speaking, Whitebeard spread his hands to Marco and the others beside him.
"The guy who could win Rayleigh's heart back and make him decide to set sail, the guy who was praised by the Knight of the Sea as the possessor of the World's Strongest Conqueror's Haki!"
"Gurara la la, Pops is also considered by the world to be the strongest in the world!"
At this point, Whitebeard gently stroked the Murakumogiri, one of the twelve Supreme Grade Sword standing beside his chair!
Stroking the familiar hilt of the sword, the Whitebeard boldly opened his right hand.
"Namur, go and take the Den Den Mushi from Fukaboshi's hand!"
The dialogue between the world's strongest man and the strongest Conqueror's Haki user is not something that a child like Fukaboshi can handle!
Don't make things difficult for the prince of the Fish-Man Kingdom, guralara!!!
"Alright, Pops!"
Upon seeing the excited Whitebeard, Namur, the Fish-Man who was the 8th division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
He quickly passed through the coating and then dashed to Fukaboshi.
"Prince Manboshi, give me your phone number!"
Namur gave Fukaboshi a displeased look and said.
"I'll give that Gawain phone number to Pops Whitebeard!"
"Namur!"
At that moment, Fukaboshi suddenly covered the ear of the Den Den Mushi in his hand, then looked at Namur with displeasure.
"I know you haven't met him, but I hope you'll treat him with respect!"
If you haven't seen him in person, you can't understand the captivating... domineering Haki and charm he possesses!
As soon as he finished speaking, Fukaboshi waved the Den Den Den Mushi he had been covering his ears at Namur.
"No matter what, you must remember that your father and Jinbe both made their decisions!"
So, Namur, take that displeasure off your face!
I'll tell you one last time, this is Saint Gawain's Den Den Mushi!
You are just my subject, and you are just a Pops member of Whitebeard!
You can admire your captain, but you must also learn to respect those I respect!
Especially, he is me, my father, and someone respected by Jinbe, the Knight of the Sea Jinbe, and all Fish-Man!!!
At this point, Fukaboshi's gaze toward Namur grew increasingly dangerous!
Before Namur appeared before him, Fukaboshi didn't actually have any particular feelings for Gawain.
He only thought of Gawain as an important figure.
But just when Namur, Fish-Man, dared to treat him so disrespectfully based on his years of experience following Whitebeard,...
Fukaboshi finally understands the meaning of the word "perspective"!
And only at this moment did Fukaboshi understand what Gawain had given them, the Fish-Man!
Gawain gave them an entire continent!
Gawain shattered their past, allowing them to truly stand in the sunlight!
At this moment, Fukaboshi's dissatisfaction with Namur grew even stronger!
Just because you followed Whitebeard for decades, just because you left Fish-Man Island, this world covered by the sea!
Does that give you the right to despise and ignore your people?!
Seeing the increasingly dangerous look in Fukaboshi's eyes, Namur took a deep breath.
His gaze toward the Den Den Mushi grew increasingly dangerous!
Saint Gawain!
Namur grew increasingly suspicious.
What kind of person is he?
How could he, in just a few months, have become a savior in the eyes of his own people, including Fukaboshi?!
At this point, Namur's eyes finally showed fear, and he nodded heavily in deep thought.
"I understand, Prince Manboshi!"
As he spoke, he respectfully accepted the Den Den Den Mushi) from Fukaboshi.
But as he swam back towards the Moby Dick with the Den Den Den Mushi in his hand, the Den Den Mushi suddenly spoke...
Amidst Namur's utterly terrified gaze, the Den Den Mushi in his hand spoke with a gentle yet unsettling smile.
"That Namur, right?"
Hiss!!!
In that instant, even Namur's fins stood on end as he stared blankly at the Den Den Mushi in his hand.
Fortunately, the Den Den Mushi didn't say anything more dangerous. Facing Namur's tense gaze, the Den Den Mushi chuckled.
"When you arrive, have a couple of drinks with Jinbe. Jinbe is under pressure regarding my collaboration with Fish-Man Island, and you are under pressure too."
I am just a mortal; I can't make it easy for everyone to face the future.
So, thank you for your hard work these past few days, Namur..."
"You... I...?!?"
No one knows what Namur was thinking at that moment.
All people saw was that after Namur handed the Den Den Mushi to Whitebeard, he hid in a corner by himself and quietly shed tears.
As for Whitebeard...
Under the watchful eyes of his sons, he held the Den Den Mushi to his ear.
But for some reason, he didn't speak, and neither did Gawain.
And so... an eerily quiet silence fell.
The silence lasted for several dozen seconds, then Whitebeard took a deep breath.
"Is this your way of intimidating me, Gawain!"
He shouted at the Den Den Mushi.
On the Dark Bird Ship, Gawain laughed as he listened to the Whitebeard's irritable voice.
He responded to the Whitebeard's words with an appreciative smile.
"As expected of Whitebeard..."
"Gulala, I must say, as expected of you, Gawain!"
Aren't you afraid that because of your silence, I'll wipe out the entire Fish-Man Island?!
At this point, Whitebeard threw the Den Den Mushi onto the armrest of his chair, his voice filled with anger, startling even many of his sons beside him!
But faced with Whitebeard's angry voice, the Den Den Mushi remained silent for only a moment.
After a moment, the Den Den Mushi spoke softly.
"That's why I said, as expected of you, Whitebeard."
Even if you slaughter Fish-Man Island, I will still bury you and all your crew members' bodies on every island you've ever visited.
But..."
Gawain was silent for a moment, then he took the cigarette that Kalifa offered him.
Gawain took a deep drag of his cigarette smoke and sighed.
"But you spoke up, so it's a pleasure to meet you, Whitebeard!"
"Gurarara!!!"
With incredulous looks on his sons' faces, Whitebeard laughed excitedly. He picked up the Den Den Mushi and held it in front of his face.
"Only now are you saying such things to this old man!"
Gulalalala, very good, really very good! I haven't seen someone as interesting as you in such a long time!
Celestial Dragon, huh? Even trash like the Celestial Dragon can produce miracles like yours?! Gurarara!!!
Amidst the laughter, Whitebeard looked at the Den Den Den Mushi in front of him, whose hair was combed back and whose expression remained completely unchanged.
Facing this face he had never seen before, Whitebeard continued with great anticipation.
"Don't worry, kid, I don't care whether Fish-Man Island has taken down my flag or not!"
I will not resort to violence against Fish-Man Island!
You're in Sabaody right now, aren't you? Gurarara!
Just wait, I'll be there soon!
Gawain!!!"
Whitebeard suddenly stood up and grabbed his Murakumogiri!
"It's been far too long since I've looked forward to anyone!!!"
The strongest Conqueror's Haki in the world!
Wait for me, I'll be there soon!
After I arrive, gurgle gurgle!
I hope you can let this old man see it properly!!!
"Haha, then I'm really looking forward to it, Whitebeard!"
Gawain concluded by saying this, then gently closed his Den Den Mushi.
After the Den Den Mushi fell asleep, Gawain raised his head and silently stared at the ceiling.
Noticing Gawain's expression, Gion and Hancock, who were on either side of him, gently patted Gawain's shoulders.
"Gao... Gawain..."
Hancock blushed and asked in a low voice.
"Whitebeard will be here soon, won't he?"
"Yes, but haven't we been looking forward to this for a long time?"
Gawain answered with a smile, and at the same time, he gently pulled Hancock into his arms.
But after embracing Hancock, he noticed Gion's silent, smiling expression.
Seeing this, Gawain pursed his lips, then reached out and caught Gion's slender waist...
On the other hand, on the small aircraft carrier Dark Bird Ship used for landing, Uta stood at the bow, deep in thought, constantly looking at the increasingly massive Dark Bird Ship in the distance.
As the distance drew closer, and the true size of the Dark Bird Ship was revealed to the little girl,
The small aircraft carrier approached the hull of the Dark Bird Ship, while Uta looked up, staring in bewilderment at the seemingly endless side of the Dark Bird Ship.
"This..."
She slightly opened her small mouth.
"This ship is almost bigger than the entirety of Elegia!!!"
"It's not that bad, Princess Uta. After all, Elegia is a kingdom, a land of music."
Even if it's not as big as a real country, this ship is still incredibly huge!
Beside Uta, Gordon took a deep breath.
Is this all the resources the Celestial Dragon possess?
Could such a massive ship really be capsized by any waves?
But do I really deserve to be that kind of wave?
"Uncle Gordon, Gordon, Uncle Gordon???"
Just as Gordon was lost in thought, Uta's calling finally woke Gordon up.
He quickly shook his head and then looked at Uta.
"I'm here, Princess!"
"Ah, Uncle Gordon, we've arrived. Why are you stopped in front of the elevator?"
Come on, now that we've come this far, there's no turning back!
"Yes, Your Highness."
Gordon nodded quickly, then, as if waking from a dream, walked to the elevator and boarded the real Dark Bird Ship with Uta and the reporters.
Amidst countless broadcast shots, countless people watching television along the Grand Line followed the reporters' cameras and truly arrived on the deck of the Dark Bird Ship.
The moment they stepped onto the deck, everyone—reporters and people watching on television—was awestruck.
They all took a deep breath.
Before them lay a forest, a vast swimming pool as expansive as a lake, and a hostess standing at attention throughout the deck.
They also saw the person smiling at them from in front of the camera...
Dark King Rayleigh!!!
The moment Dark King Rayleigh, even Uta couldn't help but tense up, and she quickly bowed to Rayleigh.
"Mr. Ray... Ray... Rayleigh!"
"Haha, little girl, please don't call me that!"
Rayleigh smiled and waved his hand, then grinned.
"I'm just an old man who was almost forgotten by the times."
The instant Rayleigh finished speaking, in front of the television...
Countless middle-aged and elderly men excitedly raised their hands.
"Ahhh, so refined! This is the legendary Dark King, Rayleigh, the vice-captain of the Pirate King!!!"
Uta, the little girl, was genuinely surprised.
Despite her status as Uta, she was confident in facing all sorts of challenges.
But there's a difference between facing it and experiencing it firsthand.
At least for now, Uta's face was flushed.
"Uncle Rayleigh...!"
"Haha, that's right!"
Rayleigh finally revealed a satisfied smile, and he stretched out his large hand and pressed it down on Uta's red and white head.
"Don't think I don't know who you are, whether it's your hair color or your story!"
That guy had talked to me about it before, hahaha!
So don't worry, Captain Gawain only invited you here to hear you sing well!
Don't just stand there, come with me to meet my new captain. Gawain really loves your singing.
He'll be so happy to see you!
At this point, Rayleigh made a gesture of leading the way, then chuckled and led Uta toward the forest.
Upon hearing this, Uta blushed slightly, even though she had been quite afraid of the journey beforehand.
But upon seeing Rayleigh, Uta completely relaxed.
How could Uta not recognize Rayleigh!
This was that person's old friend, and even more so, that person's senior!
That's all...
The reporters, trembling, clutched their Camera Den Den Mushi) and cautiously followed behind Uta.
Uta wasn't scared anymore, but they were, boohoo...
Just as the reporters were feeling apprehensive, Rayleigh led them to a stop at the edge of the forest and the large swimming pool.
As Rayleigh stopped, he raised his hand and pointed in the direction where the forest and buildings blended together in the distance.
"Little girl, just wait a moment, the adults will be here shortly."
"Okay~."
Uta nodded seriously, then, with mixed feelings, she looked in Gawain's direction.
Meanwhile, in front of all the televisions...
The onlookers were all completely absorbed.
Although they had already learned that Rayleigh was following Saint Gawain.
But the more people know about it, the more they can't resist their curiosity.
A moment later, amidst everyone's curiosity...
The Camera Den Den Mushi suddenly captured a huge but beautiful figure.
Floating in the air with the help of the levitation device, Shirahoshi wagged her tail and carefully reached out to gently tug at Gawain's arm.
"Gawain, has that songstress with the exceptionally beautiful voice really come to visit our ship?"
"Really, of course it's true."
Gawain gently patted Shirahoshi's tail, slightly curbing the little girl's excitement.
Then he pointed at the camera and at Uta as well.
"Look, isn't she right there?"
After speaking, Gawain walked in front of the camera with an extremely gentle smile and handed Shirahoshi's large hand to Uta.
"Hello, Uta, you seem quite nervous, just like Shirahoshi on our ship."
You look at her nervously, and she looks at you nervously too.
So get to know her, you'll become friends."